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File #: 200352    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 11/20/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/24/2015 Final action: 11/24/2015
Enactment date: 11/24/2015 Enactment #: 200352
Title: Assistant City Solicitor submitting an updated Plastic Bag Ordinance as approved by the Legislative Matters Committee on 11/19/15.
Code sections: Ordinance Not Zoning -
Attachments: 1. 2015-Plastic bag ordinance

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Assistant City Solicitor submitting an updated Plastic Bag Ordinance as approved by the Legislative Matters Committee on 11/19/15.

 

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Dear Honorable Board Members:

 

Attached is final version and tracked version of the Plastic Bag Ordinance as approved by the Legislative Matters Committee on Thursday, November 19, 2015.   In finalizing the document, I noticed that some of the defined terms included the word “means” after the term and some did not.  In the final version, for consistency purposes, I added the word “means” after all of the defined terms.  I also noticed that the preamble did not have a specific section number.  I have attached a section entitled “Purpose.” 

 

Also, there are some existing ordinances regarding plastic bags that may be impacted by the implementation of this ordinance.  After the first of the year, I will make a submission to the Board recommending that the Board decide whether the existing ordinances should be amended or repealed. 

 

Very truly yours,

 

David Shapiro

Assistant City Solicitor